Canada has 18 medical schools. Two more medical schools are opening in August 2026, and one in 2028.

Ontario (seven medical schools)

1. University of Toronto
- Where: Toronto
- First Year Class Size: 289
- Tuition: C$23,090
- About: Canada’s leading research medical school, large faculty, broad opportunities and highly competitive admissions.

2. Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University

• Where: London
• First Year Class Size: 187
  
• Tuition: C$25,703
  
• About: No specific prerequisite courses required (welcoming diverse academic backgrounds), strong clinical education and research opportunities.
  

3. Queen's University Faculty of Health Sciences

• Where: Kingston
• First Year Class Size: 134
  
• Tuition: C$23,613
  
• About: Smaller class size, a strong sense of community, and programs that combine MD with research (MD/PhD etc.).
  

4. University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

• Where: Ottawa
• First Year Class Size: 170
  
• Tuition: C$25,487
  
• About: Bilingual (English/French) medical education, useful for applicants fluent in French; strong in translational research.
  

5. Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University

• Where: Hamilton
• First Year Class Size: 217
  
• Tuition: C$25,130
  
• About: Famous for its 3-year accelerated program and pioneer of problem-based learning (PBL).

6. Northern Ontario School of Medicine University

• Where: Sudbury & Thunder Bay
• First Year Class Size: 88
  
• Tuition: C$23,247
  
• About: Very strong focus on rural, remote, Indigenous and underserved community medicine; distributed education in northern Ontario. (Personal note: sitting on a flight from Toronto to Thunder Bay, I spoke with a family medicine resident. She was glad to be heading back to Thunder Bay from Mississauga, a city which was much too big for her... but while she liked Thunder Bay, city population 109,000, it was also too big for her, and so she wanted to practice in a smaller northern community.)

7. Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine

• Where: Brampton
• First Year Class Size: 94
  
• Tuition: Ontario resident C$26,586.33; resident of other province C$29,135.33
  
• About: Canada’s newest med school, opened in 2025, is designed specifically for primary care physicians.

Quebec (four medical schools)

1. McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

• Where: Montreal
• First Year Class Size:248
  
• Tuition: QC resident C$6,231; resident of other province C$25,956
  
• About: Known for its strong emphasis on research-driven medical education, clinical excellence, and global health initiatives and recognized for strengths in neuroscience, oncology, epidemiology, and biomedical engineering, and for its integrated teaching hospitals such as the McGill University Health Centre and Montreal Neurological Institute, both leaders in patient care and innovation.

2. Université de Montréal Faculté de Médecine

• Where: Montreal
• First Year Class Size: 345
  
• Tuition: QC resident C$4,225; resident of other province C$13,188
  
• About: Large francophone medical school; strong research; fits learners who want French-language medical training.
  

3. Université de Sherbrooke Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé

• Where: Sherbrooke
• First Year Class Size: 272
  
• Tuition: QC resident C$4,964; resident of other province C$15,436
  
• About: Offers French-language training, often known for distributed sites and community-based medical education.
  

4. Université Laval Faculté de Médecine

• Where: Quebec City
• First Year Class Size: 370
  
• Tuition: QC resident C$4,946; resident of other province C$15,43
  
• About: French-language MD program in the province of Québec, often strong community/rural linkages.

Alberta (two medical schools)

1. University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

• Where: Edmonton
• First Year Class Size: 182
  
• Tuition: C$15,877
  
• About: One of the oldest in Western Canada (founded 1913) with strong research infrastructure and teaching facilities.

2. Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

• Where: Calgary
• First Year Class Size: 156
  
• Tuition: C$21,567
  
• About: The 3-year accelerated MD program (post-undergraduate) and strong integration of clinical and leadership training.
  

British Columbia (one medical school)

1. University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine

• Where: Vancouver
• First Year Class Size: 328
  
• Tuition: C$20,395
  
• About: A large “distributed” curriculum (sites across BC), big class size, strong research and rural exposure.

Saskatchewan (one medical school)

1. University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine

• Where: Saskatoon
• First Year Class Size: 108
  
• Tuition: C$21,056
  
• About: Strong mission toward Indigenous health, rural/remote medical education, smaller cohort size and distributed model.

Manitoba (one medical school)

1. Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba

• Where: Winnipeg
• First Year Class Size: 140
  
• Tuition: C$11,658
  
• About: Western Canada’s first medical school, offers elective and international health opportunities, and has a smaller class size.

Nova Scotia (one medical school)

1. Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

• Where: Halifax
• First Year Class Size: 140
  
• Tuition: C$26,270
  
• About: One of the oldest in Canada (founded 1868), includes early clinical exposure, and serves the Atlantic region. Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick also admits 40 NB students each year, giving them the opportunity to study medicine in their home province.

Newfoundland (one medical school)

1. Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine

• Where: St John's
• First Year Class Size: 90
  
• Tuition: C$14,250
• About: A smaller-sized program, strong emphasis on community and rural medicine given the geography of the province.

Coming in 2026 ...

1. Simon Fraser University Medical School

• Where: Surrey, BC
• First Year Class Size: 48 (for inaugual class August 2026; enrolment will increase to 120 in future years)
  
• Tuition: $31,204.13
• About: As described in their introduction: "We're building a medical school designed from the ground up to strengthen primary care, embedding students in communities from day one, integrating Indigenous ways of knowing throughout the curriculum, and partnering with the First Nations Health Authority, Fraser Health, and B.C.’s Divisions of Family Practice to prepare graduates who will serve where they're needed most."

2. Faculty of Medicine - University of Prince Edward Island (Regional Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine)

• Where: Charlottetown, PEI
• First Year Class Size: 20
• Tuition: C$13,800
  
• About: Classes starting in 2026, the program is described as, "..."made in PEI for all of PEI", featuring a "unique-in-Canada" joint Doctor of Medicine degree with Memorial University to meet the needs of Islanders from tip to tip."

Coming in 2028 ...

1. York University School of Medicine

• Where: Toronto, ON
• First Year Class Size: 80
• Tuition: TBA
  
• About: Accelerated three-year MD program, and 102 residency spots in family medicine and generalist specialties including general internal medicine, paediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. "York University’s School of Medicine will help address these gaps by preparing physicians to deliver integrated, community-based care."